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adherence 用于比喻的意思。例如:His adherence to the strict letter , vyx`wDd
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adhesion 是指物质上的。 3>)BI(Wl
2. adjacent,adjoining,和 contiguous Xu yao quan guo ge da yuan TR_oI<xB2
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wu san qi ,huo er ba jiu ling ling liu si san wu yi .ye ke yi bo da arVf"3a
quan guo mian fei zi xun dian hua :si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu ky$:
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qi ba xiang shou kao bo fu dao ti yan. *[:CbFE0y
这些词都有 next to“紧挨”的意思。 \ZWmef
adjacent“毗邻的,邻近的”,但它们可能并不相互直接接触。 @k6}4O?{
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3.admission 和 admittance X3iRR{< @
它们都有“the act of entering”的意思。 aw%vu
但 admission 用于公共场合。 !nBm}E7d
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admittance 不指公共场合,一般指私人的住所。 PG[O?l
4. adopted 和 adoptive @<TZH
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an adopted son(daughter)养子(女);my adopted country 我所入籍的 #s
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国家;adopted words 外来语。 Yk@s"qm3
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“采用的”,“假冒的”an adoptive courage 假充勇敢。 P|P fG=
5.averse 和 adverse vp75u93
adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather m<,G:?RM
conditions;an adverse reaction. r]O@HVbt$
averse“嫌恶的,反对的,不乐意的”,常和“to”一起使用,而且用 <Bb<?7q$ld
否定形式。 `NWgETf^#
6.advise 和 advice %OTA5
advise“劝告”(动词);advice“劝告”(名词)。 ivUsMhx>S,
7.affect 和 effect V_A,d8=lt
affect“影响”vt.,它的第二个意思是“假装”,Though she affected Nu
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indifference,I knew she was really very upset. :n>ccZeMv
effect n.“结果”,“效力”。vt.“产生”,“导致”,它比“to E%\7Uo-
cause,to bring out”更为正式。His aim was to effect a radical change Y^ZBA\D2,k
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8.all ready 和 already JfP\7
all ready 意思是“completely prepared” ZOrTbik
already“已经”。He had already had his lunch. ic0v*Y$
9.altogether 和 all together T^%n!t
altogether(in total)“总共” T:g4D z*2\
all together意思是“in a group”。如:We put the sheep all together 78a-3){
in one field.这两个词还可以分开。We put all the sheep together in one '=Kof1
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10. allude 和 elude ueE?"Hk
allude“暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉转)提到”。 6mF{ImbRbS
elude(to avoid or escape)“闪避,躲避”。如:to elude sb.‘s grasp #[U9(44,
逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me. $nf
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那个意义我摸不透。 3?*M{Y|
11.illusion 和 delusion :<t{ =0G
illusion“幻觉,错觉”be under no illusion about sth.对某事不 4g 6ksdFQ
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delusion“欺骗,迷惑”He suffers from the delusion that he‘s b,rH&+2H
attractive to women.他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。 "'F;lzq
12.amended 和 emend {KU.
amended(to alter or add to something)“订正,改正”,“修正(议 I| W'n-4Y
案等)”。an amended bill 修正案;amend one‘s ways 改过自新。 pVV}1RDa
emend(to correct errors in)“校订”。emend the text of a book 2GiUPtO&Gj
校勘某书;He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. Q_QKm0!
在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。 Y[iDX#
13.amicable 和 amiable &PRx,G5
这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。 EREolCASb
amicable“友好的,亲切的”指行为或情景。The discussions were T}n}.JwU
amicable,though business like.讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。 /]/>jz>
amiable“可爱的,和蔼可亲的”多用于修饰人。Many people are %_b^!FR
afraid of him,though I found him to be perfectly amiable.虽然我发 y^mWG1"O
现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。 G%7 4v|cd
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